Kuwabara Payne Mckenna Blumberg Architects

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Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB) was founded in 1987 by Bruce Kuwabara, Thomas Payne, Marianne McKenna, and Shirley Blumberg. The practice is recognized as one of Canada's premier architectural studios and is known for its commitment to architectural excellence. The work has received more than 100 awards, including nine Governor General's Awards for Architecture, Canada's highest honour.

KPMB is also recognized for its commitment to the public realm and the cultural life of cities. The firm is actively participating in Toronto’s cultural renaissance with projects that include the Roy Thomson Hall Enhancement, the Jarvis Street Campus for Canada’s National Ballet School (in joint venture with Goldsmith Borgal & Company Architects), the Royal Conservatory of Music’s TELUS Performance and Learning Centre, the Young Centre for Performing Arts for George Brown College and Soulpepper Theatre Company, and the Festival Centre and Tower for the Toronto International Film Festival.

Work in Canada also includes the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa (with Padolsky, Kuwabara, Gagnon Joint Venture Architects), Le Quartier Concordia for Concordia University in Montreal (in joint venture with Fichten Soiferman Associes, Architectes), and the corporate headquarters for Manitoba Hydro in Winnipeg. In the United States clients include the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Yale University, and the University of Michigan. Internationally, projects include the Canadian Embassy in Berlin (a joint venture with Gagnon, Letellier, Cyr Architectes and Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Incorporated), and the prototypical Star Alliance Lounge at the Zurich International Airport in Switzerland, as well as its its offshoot in Nagoya, Japan.

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